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Not exactly my usual LinkedIn post, but today would have been my Dad's 89th birthday. Almost 10 years gone, but I think of him every single day. He lived a beautiful life of love, loyalty and service. Here are 10 of the MANY life valuable lessons I learned from him. 1) Pack as much fun into a day as possible. 2) Be the best friend, sibling, spouse, etc that you can be. 3) Keep in touch with people you love. 4) Tell people that you love them -- A LOT. 5) Try new things -- and be okay being REALLY bad at them. 6) Be your true and authentic self without embarrassment (see #5). 7) Don't be afraid to show your emotions - laugh, cry, yell, hug. 8) Be genuinely happy for the success and joy of others. 9) Be loyal. 10) Be grateful for every single day.

Thus is true as a parent and an educator. 

Thank you, Tushar Nair for the nice things you have written about me. It was a pleasure to start a young lawyer on a glorious journey in the profession. When I was enrolled 39 years ago, I had no idea what my journey would be. I still don’t. My advice to young lawyers on the threshold of a new career is: be highly ambitious but have low expectations. Let’s say you are highly ambitious and you want to run a marathon (a little over 42 km) in two hours and 35 seconds (that’s probably the world record). You will not start running 40 km every day. You will not even run 5 km a day. You cannot reach such high expectations. You will not take the first step forward. You must set your expectations low, as low as you can achieve without too much of strain. You must aim at walking 100 m from your house to the road. Once you get into this habit, you can probably start walking a kilometre or two and then you will start running longer distances. You will eventually build enough stamina to run a marathon and 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆. A lawyer wanting to be the best lawyer in the country should probably start off with the low expectation of reading and understanding just one page of a senior’s brief, not more than this. This will be the starting point, the first step on a great journey of a lifetime. ALL THE BEST! Supreme Court of India Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association Advocates | Supreme Court of India High Court of Delhi High Court of Judicature at Madras High Court Of Kerala Placement Cell, VSLLS, VIPS Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Delhi University CIArb India Branch #arbitrationlawyers #litigationlawyers #lawfreshers #milestones

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Following lines almost sums up our profession. "Once you get into this habit (of walking at least 100mtrs a day), you can probably start walking a kilometer or two and then you will start running longer distances. You will eventually build enough stamina to run a marathon and 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆. A lawyer wanting to be the best lawyer in the country should probably start off with the low expectation of reading and understanding just one page of a senior’s brief, not more than this. This will be the starting point, the first step on a great journey of a lifetime." . . #determination #consistency #patience #belief #lawyerlife

🌟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐬: 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭💖 🌟 Came across a thought-provoking and heartwarming post about some moms' unique approach to discipline—it's a reminder of the diverse ways parents shape us. My own mom's lessons, even those with a touch of lighthearted discipline, are cherished gifts and shaped me into who I am today. 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐌𝐎𝐌💖 🙏 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧-𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐄𝐎𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐮𝐩𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬? According to Bloomberg, 26 companies with Indian-origin CEOs make up over 5% of the S&P 500 Index and 13% of its total market capitalization. Additionally, Business Today reports that 10% of Fortune 500 companies have CEOs of Indian origin. This success is a testament to the impact of moms in molding us! 🌱 👉 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬. 𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞—𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬! 🙌 Let's celebrate our moms and their distinctive parenting styles. Share your story in the comments👇—how has your mom influenced your journey? Let's honor the powerful impact of mom's love! 🌈 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨'𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐬! 💕 🙏 ❤️ 𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑷𝒀 𝑴𝑶𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑺 𝑫𝑨𝒀 🙏 ❤️ MAJID ABBARA, I love your post...There is no right or wrong way of parenting and I don't support hitting kids, 💯% is not the best way, but I get it!! Every family and culture has their own way of doing it. Above is my post on that subject! Thank you. #MomLove #UnconditionalLove #Parenting #Gratitude #FamilyFirst #LifeLessons #IILIFE #ALifeWellLived #TechExecutive #Entrepreneur #investor #PrivateEquity MAJID ABBARA

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